The foot pad appears mushy and balloons out, sometimes has a purplish tint. Usually more than one foot pad is affected. It can affect cats of any age, gender or breed.

Pododermatitus is not usually painful, but if lameness occurs, it is treated with high doses of prednisone. Newer treatment with the antibiotic, Doxycycline, has shown some success. If the pad is ulcerated or sores develop, they may have to be removed surgically.

Clinically : soft, nonpainful swelling of one or multiple footpads, which in some cases become ulcerated and causing lameness. In some cats concurrent plasmacytic stomatitis, renal amyloidosis or immune-mediated glomerulonephritis is reported.